Monthly comparison
In February 2010 compared with January 2010, production of intermediate goods increased by 1.5% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU27. Capital goods rose by 0.9% and 0.6% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27. Production of energy decreased by 0.4% and 1.6% respectively. Durable consumer goods dropped by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in seven, fell in thirteen and remained stable in France and Italy. The highest increases were registered in Slovenia (+6.4%), Luxembourg (+3.6%) and Denmark (+1.8%), and the largest falls in Bulgaria (-5.7%), Latvia (-3.0%) and Greece (-2.9%).
Annual comparison
In February 2010 compared with February 2009, production of intermediate goods grew by 7.2% in the euro area and by 6.5% in the EU27. Capital goods increased by 3.2% and 3.6% respectively. Production of energy rose by 2.6% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods gained 1.5% and 0.6% respectively. Durable consumer goods declined by 0.1% in the euro area, but increased by 3.1% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in fourteen and fell in eight. The highest increases were registered in Luxembourg (+15.9%), Ireland (+11.8%), Malta (+10.7%) and Poland (+10.1%), and the largest decreases in Greece (-10.4%), Bulgaria (-9.8%), Denmark (-6.1%) and Lithuania (-4.8%).
